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| - I love this venue.
I could probably stop there, but to make this a legit review I guess I should elaborate. Before I became a busy, broke grad student, I used to spend the majority of my free time going to shows. If any bands I liked were in town, you could count me in. I was there present in the crowd. This has lead me to experience live shows at the old Joint, the new Joint, House of Blues, (then) Jillians, the (short-lived) Alley, the Cosmopolitan Pool, MGM Garden Arena and the Mandalay Bay arena.
In my opinion, the Pearl is THE BEST place to experience your favorite music artist. The acoustics are the best. Everyone sounds so nice, so clear. I've stood/sat throughout most of the sections, so I can say that there is no "bad" seat in the place. The way they designed it also makes you feel like you are in a small intimate venue, yet it has the ability to hold a crap load of people. I like how there are sections right off the floor area that allow you to sit, yet you are still as close to the stage as those holding floor tickets. *I do warn you though, if you are sitting in the first few rows of those sections, and it is a standing room floor, your view can and may be blocked by standers.* There's also plenty of restrooms, bars, and even cocktail waitresses that will serve you drinks at your seat.
I can only hope that future venues look to the Pearl as a blueprint. I've already been disappointed to hear that the newest Vegas venue, the Chelsea Ballroom, is just that...a ballroom.
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